Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-06
NOTES FROM THE DADoER STATE

Il WOINn tlr htius eNtaheh ~ fS@'
readsr, Let. ,iy the experiment.
Wisconsin. though far 10 the westward
Is no, in al respects the antipoies OF
Maine. While iis area Is about double
that Of the Pine Tree State, on the mar
i,s con6gura,ion IL very like ,ha, Of
Maine-if the latter State could be turn.
ed around ard it, northern boundary be
made the southern, or II Wisconsin
were treated the same way. the similarity
Of geographical outline would BE- equally
manifest Maine. being the smaller,
could be more easily manipulated by the
fellow who is awarded the contract Of rc.
ytr.ing one or the other Of these Stats,
should Il ever become necessary 10 adj.
ver,ise for proposals TO do the work.
When Henry George becomes Au,oera'.
and O'Donovan Rossa is bis Secretary OF
the Interior. and Angus, Spies or Herr
Kohlgumbugehy or some other anarchist,
/, .psGSsr Of the National LsgislAiure-
II, indeed. legislature Is then tolerated
who kaovs bu, that some such "r,form
will be inaugura,ed,
With her lake and river. shores end
harbors. Wisconsin has water ifoalase
equal. Ard am no, sure ba, superior. in
extent 10 ,ha, Of Maine. While no such
stately erafs a, the Engli.h ,rahs.A,lsn.
,ic steamers. which yi,ii Por,lAnd's bar.
Dor. ever cas-, anchor a. Milwaukee,
docks. | venture TO say the navigation
business done =, MilwAukseis very much
in excess of that transacted =, Po'ilanJ.
While Portland has celebrated is 2jO,h
anniversary sihee frs, settled, IL va, on.
ly lAs; monih thA, a statue wAs erected
in Milwaukee. TO i,s frs, settler, son, Of
whose children were present at the esre-
mony. IA $50 years Portland ha, a..
iainsd to population Of perhaps $4,000;
in so years Milwaukee has ssslled her
number Of citizens to 200. .OOO-lsj,0O
by actual coun, AZ the last city census
Well. | doa't want 20 crush Porilands
feeling. too mereilessly- She has score,
Of the loyc,.es, Islands in her hArbor. and
Milwaukee has none. though out In the
lake there are ons or two sand.bar.
The northern part Of Wisoonsln i siill
covered with dense pins forests. and this
again makes IL seem MAine-like. The
surface Up there i, generally level and
mArshy. the streams sluggish, and win
ter !. the bss, time to operate in the lan-
Der regions these characteristics. ! be-
lisve. hold true In northern Maine.
Wisconsin. OF the southern. central
and sas,sra portions Of Il. IL rivAling
Maine ss a summer resort. We have
no, here yoar slightly hills aud mountains,
nor your rugged. sio,m.beaien. elih.
bounded ocean coast, but We have a eoun-
,erpAr, in your lakes. which ATE. II posi-
bic. more numerous than in Maine; Of
mineral springs number which no man
can eaamerAie: And the walk. and rides
the facilities for their epjoymeni--on
magnificent scale. and many other
attractive surroundings, both natural and
artificial, wha, wonder that thousands ily
from the crowded ei;iss Of Milwaukee.
Chicago, 81. Louis aud Cincinnati. from
the mslarious swamp, Of wesiefn ken.
,ueky and Tennessee. from the bAyous
Of Louisiana. from the sandy, arid plains
of Georgia. and here fai a safe, secure.
Arl cool re,iea, from the discomfort, 80
ehsAply Grd laxuiiAn,ly furnished them
at home by mid.sammers heAr Oae
d.y last week a. oae Of the fifty c: more
springs q, Wauke.kA. which city is call
ed the "Wcs,ern Saratoga. every south.
ern State bat two, was represented.
One hotel there can AecomodA,e 500
guests. aud Il has been iall during the
season.
Outside Of the numbering counties this
i, preeminea,ly az agricultural State. In
the lake.shore counties are some OF the
fnes; farm. aud farm buildings ever
saw. The manner in which farming Is
carried on In that section would DO the
eyes Of your agricul,ural editor grea, good.
could they behold Il. But did | wish to
pllo, him through fine farming county,
while | should selec, this State, or whA,
have seen Of i,-hAving been in perhaps
20 Of its G. eoun,ie,-yet ! should select
some other year than this Of 1887, OF the
last, Of 1856. For the pas, two or three
seasons a serious drou,h has prevailed,
and il. effect. have been blish,ing in the
extreme. In some places pastures are
completely burned oai by the seorehing
ray. Of the pi,ile.s unelouded sun. Wells
have given out; crops shrunk TO one
fourth Of the usual yield. indeed, the face
OF nature looks as dry aud haggard az
the eoun,enance Of a thirsty man in a
prohibition land. Think Of no rain Tor
six, eight. or ten weeks. while twice the
mercury has reached an altitude Of los ,
In protected situations, and for weeks
ranging near 100 o-As often above as
below that figure during the heated po''
,ions Of each day.
There is a greA, deal OF marsh land in
the interior " the State. In ordinary
seasons one can row boat over these
marshes for miles. The Wild hay. which
grow. rankly on them, Is cut and stack
ed, and drawn off in winter. No team
can traverse their soft, spongy soil except
when the surfAre Is frozen. Riding
along a mAnhy section one day ! fre.
quen,ly no ,ieed lines Of poles. Firt
thought Of q bankrupt telegraph compa-
ny, thea wondered II new ielephons
lines were not getting pretty thick where
there were few people to talk. and those
few Of nationality whose language no.
body can understand, the people being
mostly Poles, BohemiAns. lelanonian''
etc. Isay nobody could understand their
talk cannot, at least; the synony.
moasi,y is apparent, isn't IL asked
the driver whs, 90 many pOhs wi,hoa!
wires or insulA,ors meant, and be told
me long story as we drove along. and
| in substance as condensed above, the
poles being hsy.stack poles. The hay
IL usually sold a. s. per ton, but ! no
,ieed in local paper las. week sale be-
ing effected Of some At 50 per ton, which
| illustrates the scarcity Of the tame bay
crop.
| isupposs you know tobacco is eul.i,a'
ted in Wisconsin. Perhaps you use the